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MALDEN - The Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (ESE) today announced that eight public hearings have been scheduled across the state to invite community members to comment on this year's eleven charter school final applications.
Charter school founding groups who submitted a final application for a Massachusetts public charter school will undergo a rigorous review process over the next three months. The public hearings represent an opportunity for interested parties to provide feedback on the finalists. At least one member of the Board of Elementary and Secondary Education will attend each hearing and report back to the full Board on the public testimony provided at each hearing.
In addition to the hearings, members of the public can submit written comments through Friday, January 4, 2013, to: Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education, c/o Charter School Office, 75 Pleasant Street, Malden, MA 02148 or by email to firstname.lastname@example.com.
Public hearings will be held from 4:00 to 6:00 p.m. in the following locations:
Wednesday, November 28, 2012 - BostonCurtis Hall Community Center, 20 South Street, Jamaica Plain
Monday, December 3, 2012 - LawrenceLawrence Public Library Main Branch - Meeting Room, 51 Lawrence Street, Lawrence
Wednesday, December 5, 2012 - SpringfieldYMCA, 275 Chestnut Street #1, Springfield
Thursday, December 6, 2012 - New BedfordNew Bedford Whaling National Historic Park, Corson Maritime Learning Center, 33 William Street, New Bedford
Monday, December 10, 2012 - SaugusSaugus Public Library, 295 Central Street, Saugus
Wednesday, December 12, 2012 - WoburnWoburn City Hall, 10 Common Street, Woburn
Thursday, December 13, 2012 - Fall RiverFall River Public Library, 104 N. Main Street, Fall River
Tuesday, December 18, 2012 - BrocktonBrockton Public Library, Main Library, 304 Main Street, Brockton
The final application process includes a rigorous review of the written final application by a review team, an interview of the applicant group by the Charter School Office, public hearings in the areas where schools are proposed to be located, and a review of any public comments offered to ESE. Elementary and Secondary Education Commissioner Mitchell Chester will then review all of the materials and make final recommendations to the Board of Elementary and Secondary Education for consideration and vote at its February 26, 2013 meeting.
The founders of twelve proposed charter schools were invited to submit final applications during this year's application cycle. One of those proposed schools, Match Next Charter Public School in Boston, chose not to submit a final application.
The eleven proposed charter schools that submitted final applications during the 2012-2013 application cycle are:
Additional information on charter schools is available online at Massachusetts Charter Schools.
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About Jerry Douglas
Internationally recognized as the world's most renowned Dobro player, Jerry Douglas ranks among the top contemporary artists in American music. In addition to his groundbreaking work as a member of Alison Krauss & Union Station, acoustic supergroup Strength in Numbers (with Edgar Meyer, Bela Fleck and Sam Bush), Elvis Costello's Sugarcanes and others, Douglas has graced over 2000 recordings by such distinguished artists as James Taylor, Paul Simon, Ray Charles, Lyle Lovett, Elvis Costello, Garth Brooks, Phish, Emmylou Harris, Bill Frisell, and the eight million-plus selling soundtrack to O Brother, Where Art Thou?.
Douglas has garnered thirteen Grammy Awards, and has been named "Musician of the Year" by The Country Music Association (3 times), The Academy of Country Music (11 times), and The Americana Music Association (twice) as well as numerous International Bluegrass Music Association awards. Douglas is the recipient of a Lifetime Achievement Award from The Americana Music Association, and was honored as the 2008 Artist in Residence at the Country Music Hall of Fame in Nashville, TN. In 2004, the National Endowment for The Arts honored Douglas with a National Heritage Fellowship, their highest such accolade.
Douglas' newest album, Traveler, is his first solo release since 2009. It features special guest vocals from Eric Clapton, Mumford & Sons, Paul Simon, Keb' Mo', Marc Cohn and Allison Krauss and Union Station. The album also features legendary musicians Dr. John (piano), Béla Fleck (banjo), Del McCoury (harmony vocals), Sam Bush, (harmony vocals and mandolin) Omar Hakim (drums) and Viktor Krauss (bass), among others.
Facts About Jerry Douglas
- In addition to his thirteen solo recordings, Douglas has played on more than 1,600 albums.
- As a sideman, he has recorded with artists as diverse as Ray Charles, Eric Clapton, Phish, Dolly Parton, Paul Simon, Mumford & Sons, Keb' Mo', Ricky Skaggs, Elvis Costello, and Johnny Mathis, as well as performing on the O Brother, Where Art Thou? soundtrack. He has been part of such notable groups as The Whites, New South, The Country Gentlemen, Strength in Numbers, and Elvis Costello's "Sugar Canes".
- Since 1998, Douglas has been a member of Alison Krauss and Union Station, touring extensively and playing on a series of platinum-selling albums. When not on the road with Alison Krauss and Union Station, Douglas tours with his band in support of his extensive body of work.
- Douglas has received thirteen Grammy Awards and has won the Country Music Association's 'Musician of the Year' award three times, in 2002, 2005 and 2007.
- In 2004, the National Endowment for the Arts awarded Douglas a National Heritage Fellowship.
- Douglas was named Artist in Residence for the Country Music Hall of Fame in 2008.
- Douglas was honored at the 36th annual Telluride Bluegrass Festival in Colorado for his twenty-fifth consecutive year playing in and at the festival.
- The Americana Music Association honored Jerry Douglas with a Lifetime Achievement Award in 2011.
What Other People Have Been Saying...
"He's my favorite musician, and I'm including Otis Redding and Elvis in that." –John Fogerty
"Jerry Douglas is to roots music instrumentalists what T- Bone Burnett is to producers." -Pop Matters
"Jerry Douglas is the undisputed King of the Dobro, a musician with monster chops." -All Music
"…the Muhammad Ali of the Dobro" –James Taylor


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Scott Walker and Tim Pawlenty's take on government employee unions
Leaders of our fellow upper-Midwestern states are starting to zero-in on government employee unions. It will be interesting to see if Michigan's incoming governor takes a stand on this issue.
Last week, Gov.-elect Scott Walker of Wisconsin got the ball rolling when he brought up the possibility of revamping the state's labor relations. Frustrated with union resistance to cost-cutting measures needed to bring Wisconsin's budget back in order, Walker went through his options in a luncheon sponsored by the Milwaukee Press Club: "Anything from the (sic) decertify all the way through modifications of the current laws in place… The bottom line is that we are going to look at every legal means we have to try to put that balance more on the side of taxpayers and the people who care about services."
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Outgoing Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty adds his own take in today's Wall Street Journal, and he pulls no punches, describing the rise of government employee unions as "a silent coup, an inside job engineered by self-interested politicians and fueled by campaign contributions." Pawlenty concludes that "[t]he moral case for unions — protecting working families from exploitation — does not apply to public employment" and, "If we're going to stop the government unions' silent coup, conservative reformers around the country must fight this challenge head-on."
Minnesota and Wisconsin are very similar to Michigan, in terms of both climate and culture, and the grievances that Walker and Pawlenty raise about government employee unions — the costs, the taxpayer-subsidized political activism — all apply here. James Hohman estimates that oversized government employee benefits in Michigan cost taxpayers $5.7 billion annually, a staggering figure. "[P]ublic-sector unions have become the exploiters," Pawlenty writes, "and working families once again need someone to stand up for them."
Scott Walker and Tim Pawlenty deserve credit for sounding the alarms in their own states. Will any of our elected officials in Michigan pick up the theme here?


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St. Johann, Austria (Jan. 7) American Ski Cross athlete John Teller, of Mammoth Lakes, CA won the first Ski Cross World Cup of 2011 and the first World Cup Ski Cross ever for an American. Teller, who was third place in the second World Cup of the season in December, won every heat on his way to victory under the lights in St. Johann, Austria. "I can't believe it," said Teller, "I owned every heat."
On the most technical course of the World Cup season getting the holeshot was at a premium. "The Swiss guy (Alex Fiva) kept giving me the outside lane. He should have taken the lane from me but he didn't…I got the holeshot every time except the final and even then I was able to make a pass on the final stretch," said Teller.
Nick Zoricic from Canada, who placed 2nd, was passed by Teller after winning the holeshot. "He swung a little low in the final turn. I was on his tails all the way down and when he went low I stayed high and passed him at the very end…it was awesome!" said Teller.
"I had a feeling he would do well after qualifying 5th but I had no idea he was going to win the whole thing" said Casey Puckett, executive director of the American Ski Cross Association. "I knew going into this year Teller was ready to step it up but I never would have guessed he would be at the top of the World Cup rank list in the beginning of January."


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When the 81st LeFlore County Tournament bracket was drawn up, the Leflore Lady Savages and the Panama Lady Razorbacks were to have met in an opening-round game at 6:30 p.m. Monday at Poteau High School's Sherman Floyd Fieldhouse.However, due to a Lady Savage suffering an injury earlier this month in the Rock Island Conference Shootout, the Leflore girls have ended up forfeiting all their games in the county tournament, thus denying two seniors, Allison Todd and Taylor Lloyd, one last county tournament. Needless to say, the Lady Savages are disappointed."They're trying to deal with it the best that they can," said Daniel Caldwell, Leflore's first-year coach.Caldwell said the girls will still go cheer on their male counterparts, which for the first time in the county tournament will happen at 8:30 p.m. Monday at Carl Albert State College's Mick Thompson Fieldhouse when the Savages meet the Howe Lions. In fact, the girls have been helping out with the bench duties, like they did in last Monday night's game at Bokoshe.Not only are the Lady Savages disappointed about no Monday night game in the county tournament, so, too, are the Lady 'Backs."I was really wanting to play that first game to try to get that first win in county under our belts, and get some of the nerves out," said Dennis Wright, Panama's coach.


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Stourport Swifts 2, Lye Town 0
STOURPORT booked a trip to West Midlands League side Wellington in the next stage of the FA Cup after seeing off Lye in the extra preliminary round.
Two first half goals put them in control and a solid defensive display after the break kept their visitors at bay.
Swifts dominated from the off with Kevin Spencer crashing a volley wide of the target on nine minutes after Alex Cowley had sent a free-kick into the area.
Two minutes later, striker Ben Maund missed a glorious chance to open the scoring when an Ashley Parsons-Smith cross picked out the youngster but he shot wide from in front of goal.
Stourport's pressure finally paid off on 12 minutes. Good work from Cowley ended with him steering the ball into the area for Parsons-Smith to place his shot past the Lye keeper.
The home side continued to press and Pountney was next to go close when, ten minutes before the break, he got his head on a Parsons-Smith cross only to see his effort fly wide.
But the Swifts striker wasn't going to be denied for long and he doubled the lead in first half injury time with an excellent curling effort.
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Generations have passed, empires have crumbled and George Hincapie's varicose veins have finally retired, but the Dawes Galaxy is still trundling around the globe bringing colourful panniers and expedition beards to grateful villagers in far-flung parts - and if someone hasn't started a travel memoir with the words 'a long time ago and on a Galaxy far, far away' then they jolly well should. The latest iteration continues that noble tradition.
The Galaxy has changed shape over the years and the current crop (in three flavours, plain, Super and Ultra) all have a compact frame, 631 steel for the Galaxy and Super, 853 for the Ultra. I've been testing the Super for a large proportion of the year and having racked up well over 700 miles I can confidently say that it's a very nice bike and I'd happily own one. The only downside is the feeble brakes, but that's a problem that can be overcome.
The heart of the Super Galaxy is a Reynolds 631 steel frame. 631 is a popular material for long distance frames, being just a bit stronger than 520 and providing a comfortable ride without sacrificing strength. At least, I think that's what it means and while there's a whole debate to be had about the merits of different steels and whether the numbers mean a great deal in the Real World(TM). I'd be hard pushed to spot much difference between the different grades. What I do know is that the Super Galaxy does have a very nice ride although quite a lot of that might be down to the 32mm Schwalbe Marathon tyres.
The first thing that strikes you about the SG is the front end. It's incredibly high - even with the (butt ugly) adjustable stem set at its lowest, the bars are a full 5cm higher than they are on the Raleigh Sojourn I tested earlier this year. It makes for a stately riding position, but a very comfy one, suitable for enjoying the scenery as you trundle around. The bars themselves are pretty narrow (40cm) which means that fitting a bar-bag is going to be a real challenge, given that the Tiagra shifters still have side-exiting cables. Whether that is a problem is entirely up to you, but the plain-jane Galaxy has bar-end shifters which solve the problem as well as offering a lower-tech option for those tricky arse-end-of-nowhere repairs.
As you might have gathered, the Super Galaxy isn't exactly built for speed. That said, it's not as slow and puddingy as the Raleigh. The handling is as steady as you'd expect from a touring bike but it's still enjoyable to ride. The shallow drop bars (FSA Wing Compact) are a favourite of mine and make it easy to cruise on the drops without putting your back in jeopardy.
The drivetrain is a mix of road and MTB with Tiagra shifters and mechs controlling a 48/38/26 Deore chainset. As a combination it works well and with a 12-30t cassette on the back it gives a bottom gear of 22". That's not quite as low as the 20" that the Surly LHT sported, but it was low enough to get me up the demented goat-track of Peppardon Hill on this years Dartmoor Devil and it's plenty low enough for a loaded tourer. During the test period I did experience two snapped chains - something that I've never had happen to me before - but the second incidence may well be a failure of my initial repair and who knows what the bike had been through before it got to me?
The wheels are a reliable mix - our old friend Deore provides the hubs while the rims are Alex XT19s and the tyres are the tourist's favourite, the Schwalbe Marathon. The tyres in particular impressed me - they roll better than you might expect and are showing very little sign of wear. They also have a reputation for being highly p*nct*re resistant. Touch wood that hasn't been fully tested yet, because they also have a reputation for being a complete pig to remove and fit.
Unlike the Surly, the Dawes comes fully loaded, with a quality Tubus Logo rack, full length mudguards, some perfectly decent Wellgo double-sided SPD pedals and a brace of bottle cages. The saddle, a Selle Italia Flite FLX, suffered a weird injury during a brief intermission in the testing (the bike went to some chap in York for a month or so) so I swapped it out for a Brooks, but it felt comfy enough when I did use it and was the saddle of choice for my mate Andy during his LEJOG last year.
The one thing I didn't like was the brakes. Maybe I've been spoiled by riding bikes with discs, but the Shimano cantis seemed weak and gutless with no bite. They stopped me, eventually, but I found myself moving from the tops to the drops in order to pull harder on the levers. I'd be inclined to try some different brake blocks, but a swap to some different brakes at point of purchase might be worth considering.
Overall I enjoyed riding the Super Galaxy. It's a sturdy beast, but by no means dull and it should last a lifetime.
Still a classic.
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Make and model: Dawes Super Galaxy
Size tested: 53cm
About the bike
State the frame and fork material and method of construction. List the components used to build up the bike.
Sizes 43,48,53,58 cm
Frame Reynolds 631 butted
Fork Triple butted chromoly blades
Headset Alloy 1"1/8 Ahead
Shifters Shimano Tiagra 30 speed STI
Rear Derailleur Shimano Tiagra 10 speed
Front Derailleur Shimano Tiagra triple
Chain KMC-X10
Freewheel Shimano CS-4600-10 12-30T
Front Hub Shimano Deore 36H
Rear Hub Shimano Deore 36H
Rims Alex XT19 double wall alloy with eyelets
Spokes Stainless steel
Tyres Schwalbe Marathon 700x32c
Chainwheel Shimano Deore 48/36/26
Bottom Bracket Sealed semi-cartridge
Brakes Shimano alloy cantilever
Brake Levers Shimano
Handlebar FSA Wing Compact, short drop
Stem NVO alloy
Seatpost Dawes alloy micro-adjust
Saddle Selle Italia FLX
Grips Cork tape with gel
Pedals Wellgo dual purpose
Rack Tubus Logo alloy
Tell us what the bike is for, and who it's aimed at. What do the manufacturers say about it? How does that compare to your own feelings about the bike?
The Super Galaxy features the renowned Reynolds 631 air hardening tubeset with a triple butted chromoly fork. This tubeset is super tough which means the wall thickness can be reduced to save weight without reducing overall strength. This year see's the upgrade to 30 speed with Shimanos' brand new 10 speed Tiagra gears so now there are enough gears to take you almost anywhere.
Frame and fork
Tell us about the build quality and finish of the frame and fork?
Well made and tidy with a tough paint job.
Tell us about the materials used in the frame and fork?
Reynolds 631 for the frame and cromoly for the fork.
Tell us about the geometry of the frame and fork?
71 degrees headtube
73 degrees seat-tube (53cm frame)
How was the bike in terms of height and reach? How did it compare to other bikes of the same stated size?
Feels quite short from seat to bars, but that may well be because the bars are set so high. It's very comfortable though, as you'd want and expect from a tourer.
Riding the bike
Was the bike comfortable to ride? Tell us how you felt about the ride quality.
Velvety smooth. Big tyres iron out bumps and the frame builds in comfort with raked steel fork and compact design.
Did the bike feel stiff in the right places? Did any part of the bike feel too stiff or too flexible?
You don't want a loaded tourer flabbling from side to side and the Super Galaxy is plenty stiff enough to cope.
How did the bike transfer power? Did it feel efficient?
Was there any toe-clip overlap with the front wheel? If so, was it a problem?
How would you describe the steering? Was it lively, neutral or unresponsive? Quite slow.
Tell us some more about the handling. How did the bike feel overall? Did it do particular things well or badly?
Handling is reassuring, if a little slow. You'd expect that from a touring bike though. It's a large bike and with the high front end it's always going to favour comfort over speed.
Which components had the most effect (good or bad) on the bike's comfort? would you recommend any changes?
I can't think of anything that I'd change so far as comfort is concerned.
Which components had the most effect (good or bad) on the bike's stiffness? would you recommend any changes?
Stiffness isn't what bikes like this are all about. Again, nothing I'd change.
I'm always amazed at how well touring bikes climb - mainly because of the low gearing.
The drivetrain
Well chosen mix of road and MTB bits.
Tell us some more about the drivetrain. Anything you particularly did or didn't like? Any components which didn't work well together?
Sensible gearing gives a 22" bottom gear. Not quite as tiny as the Surly LHT I tested recently, but still enough to get you up walls.
Wheels and tyres
Schwalbe Marathons are very hard wearing.
Tell us some more about the wheels and tyres.Did they work well in the conditions you encountered? Would you change the wheels or tyres? If so, what for?
A sensible mix of classic bits - Deore hubs and Schwalbe Marathon tyres. Alex rims are sturdy too.
Tell us some more about the controls. Any particularly good or bad components? How would the controls work for larger or smaller riders?
Tiagra shifters perform well, and are excellent value.
Anything else you want to say about the componentry? Comment on any other components (good or bad)
Yes - I was unimpressed with the Shimano canti brakes. They were poor, with modest stopping power and no bite. A change of pad might improve matters.
Your summary
Did you enjoy riding the bike? Yes.
Would you consider buying the bike? Possibly, but I'd want to do something about those brakes.
Would you recommend the bike to a friend? Yes.
Anything further to say about the bike in conclusion?
Unflashy but a solid and reassuring companion.
About the tester
Age: 42 Height: 5' 8 Weight: er....85kg
I usually ride: Kona Dew Drop, Dawes Century SE, Carlton Corsa My best bike is: Guess SC1 scandium
I've been riding for: Over 20 years I ride: Most days I would class myself as: Experienced
I regularly do the following types of riding: time trialling, commuting, general fitness riding, fixed/singlespeed, Audax and long distance solo rides


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The Coveralls is an outfit in Grand Theft Auto: Vice City designed as a work uniform.
The Coveralls are fashioned as work clothes for Spand Express, consisting of blue Spand Express overalls and baseball cap, white gloves, and the blue Hawaiian shirt and white sneakers from the player's default Street clothes. The overalls and cap can also be seen worn by various Spand Express workers over the course of Spand Express' appearances in the game.
The Coveralls are prominently used in "Riot", when they can be worn as a disguise to provoke a fight among striking Spand Express workers at the Spand Express building. Although the player obtains the Coveralls from Rafael's in the mission, the clothing pickup for the Coveralls is made available after the mission at the Tooled Up toolshop in the North Point Mall instead.
Changing into the outfit removes up to a two-star wanted level, even if the player is already wearing the outfit.
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Political Partisanship as a Social Identity
Leonie Huddy and Alexa Bankert
Partisanship remains a powerful influence on political behavior within developed and developing democracies, but there remains a lively debate on its nature, origins, and measurement. In this debate, political scientists draw on social identity theory to clarify the nature of partisanship and its political consequences in the United States and other developed and developing democracies. In particular, social identity theory has been used to develop an expressive model of partisanship, which stands in contrast to an instrumental model grounded in ideological and policy considerations. Included here are a discussion of the key motivational and cognitive components of social identity theory and an explanation of how the theory can be applied to the study of partisanship. The focus is on the measurement of partisanship, its social nature, its origins in convergent identities, and its ability to generate strong emotions and drive political engagement. Lastly, areas for future partisanship research are discussed. These areas include the study of negative partisan identities, coalitional identities in multiparty systems, and the political situations in which expressive and instrumental aspects of partisanship are most common.
Pro-Government Militias and Conflict
Sabine C. Carey and Neil J. Mitchell
Pro-government militias are a prominent feature of civil wars. Governments in Colombia, Syria, and Sudan recruit irregular forces in their armed struggle against insurgents. The United States collaborated with Awakening groups to counter the insurgency in Iraq, just as colonizers used local armed groups to fight rebellions in their colonies. An emerging cross-disciplinary literature on pro-government non-state armed groups generates a variety of research questions for scholars interested in conflict, political violence, and political stability: Does the presence of such groups indicate a new type of conflict? What are the dynamics that drive governments to align with informal armed groups and that make armed groups choose to side with the government? Given the risks entailed in surrendering a monopoly of violence, is there a turning point in a conflict when governments enlist these groups? How successful are these groups? Why do governments use these non-state armed actors to shape foreign conflicts whether as insurgents or counterinsurgents abroad? Are these non-state armed actors always useful to governments or perhaps even an indicator for state failure?
We examine the demand for and supply of pro-government armed groups and the legacies that shape their role in civil wars. The enduring pattern of collaboration between governments and these armed non-state actors challenges conventional theory and the idea of an evolutionary process of the modern state consolidating the means of violence. Research on these groups and their consequences began with case studies, and these continue to yield valuable insights. More recently, survey work and cross-national quantitative research contribute to our knowledge. This mix of methods is opening new lines of inquiry for research on insurgencies and the delivery of the core public good of effective security.
Social Identity Theory: Status and Identity in International Relations
Deborah Welch Larson
Social identity theory (SIT) from social psychology provides a means to explore the influence of identity and status concerns on foreign policy. The theory argues that groups are motivated to achieve a positively distinctive identity. Groups compare themselves to a similar but slightly higher reference group. Inferiority on important dimensions may lead to the adoption of an identity management strategy: social mobility (emulating the higher-status group to gain admission), social competition (striving to equal or surpass the dominant group), or social creativity (revaluing an ostensibly negative characteristic as positive or identifying an alternative dimension on which the group is superior).
Applied to international relations, states may pursue social mobility by emulating the values and practices of higher-status states in order to be admitted to a higher standing, much as Eastern Europe did in seeking admission into the European Union after the end of the Cold War. If elite groups are impermeable to new members, and the status hierarchy is perceived to be unstable or illegitimate, aspiring powers may engage in social competition, which usually entails territorial conquest and military displays. During the Cold War, the Soviet Union sought to catch up with and surpass the capitalist states. If elite clubs are not permeable, but the status hierarchy is stable, states may seek status through social creativity—either reframing a negative trait as positive or seeking preeminence in a domain apart from geopolitical competition. Social creativity may entail creating new international institutions, promoting new norms, or engaging in major diplomatic initiatives in order to increase the state's prestige.
Research applying SIT to international relations has addressed the question of whether anarchy necessarily leads to conflict between states, the diffusion of values, the selection of an identity discourse on the domestic level, and state efforts at moral leadership.
Critics have charged that SIT does not clearly predict which identity management strategy will be chosen in a given situation. From a realist perspective, the selection of a strategy for enhancing a state's status is constrained by geographic position, size, and natural endowments. But this argument does not take into consideration the availability of social mobility and social creativity as ways to achieve status that do not depend on relative military power.
Women and Terrorism
Mia Bloom
Women are playing an increasingly significant role in terrorism. As men are progressively targeted by security personnel, using female operatives provides terrorist organizations with a "win-win" scenario; if security forces avoid invasively searching women for fear of outraging the local conservative population (based on social norms of women's modesty and the honor code), women are the ideal stealth operatives. If security personnel are too aggressive in searching women, they aid terrorist recruitment by outraging the men in that society and providing the terrorists with propaganda that "our women" are being violated. In most conflicts, women remain an untapped resource. Recruiting women allows terrorist organizations to access an additional 50% of the population. Female attacks generate greater media attention than those conducted by men. This is especially relevant when media attention is one of the terrorists' main objectives. Although women's involvement in terrorist and extremist activities is not a recent development, their presence as frontline activists, propagandists, and recruiters is increasing around the globe.


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Most pre-packaged meals, snacks for toddlers contain too much salt
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Study Highlights:
- Most pre-packaged meals and snacks for toddlers contain high amounts of sodium.
- Some toddler meals had as much as 630 mg of sodium per serving.
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NEW ORLEANS Nearly 75 percent of commercial pre-packaged meals and savory snacks for toddlers are high in sodium, according to research presented at the American Heart Associations Epidemiology and Prevention/Nutrition, Physical Activity and Metabolism 2013 Scientific Sessions.
In the first study to look at the sodium content in U.S. baby and toddler foods, researchers compared the sodium content per serving of 1,115 products for babies and toddlers using data on major and private label brands compiled by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control (CDC). Baby food was categorized as intended for children less than one year old, and toddler food was categorized as intended for children between the ages of one and three.
A product was defined as high in sodium if it had more than 210 mg of sodium per serving. Toddler meals had significantly higher amounts of sodium than baby meals, and the amount of sodium in some of the toddler meals was as high as 630 mg per serving about 40 percent of the 1,500 mg daily limit recommended by the American Heart Association. The foods with the most sodium were savory snacks and meals for toddlers.
Our concern is the possible long-term health risks of introducing high levels of sodium in a childs diet, because high blood pressure, as well as a preference for salty foods may develop early in life. The less sodium in an infants or toddlers diet, the less he or she may want it when older, said Joyce Maalouf, M.S., M.P.H., ORISE, lead author and Fellow at the National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta, Georgia. Consuming excessive amounts of sodium has been linked to the development of high blood pressure in scientific studies.
Parents and other caregivers can read the nutrition facts labels on baby and toddler foods, to choose the healthiest options for their child, Maalouf said.
The American Heart Association recommends limiting sodium consumption to less than 1500 mg a day. Sodium is in regular table salt and many foods, including most prepared meals and snacks for toddlers.
Co-authors are Mary Cogswell, Dr.P.H., R.N.; Janelle Gunn, R.D., M.P.H.; and Robert Merritt, M.A. The authors have no disclosures.
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Auxilium Pharmaceuticals, Inc. to Present at the Leerink Swann Global Healthcare Conference
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CHESTERBROOK, Pa., Feb. 12, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Auxilium Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Nasdaq: AUXL) today announced that executive management will participate in the Leerink Swann Global Healthcare Conference to be held February 13-14, 2013 at the Waldorf Astoria Hotel in New York City. Mr. Adrian Adams, Chief Executive Officer and President, is scheduled to present an overview of the Company and its product pipeline at 2:30 p.m. ET on Thursday, February 14, 2013.
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The presentation will also be webcast on the "For Investors" section of the Auxilium website under the "Events" tab on February 14, 2013. To access the live webcast, please log on to Auxilium's website approximately fifteen minutes prior to the presentation to register and download any necessary audio software. The presentation replay will be available for ninety days after the event.
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Auxilium Pharmaceuticals, Inc. is a specialty biopharmaceutical company with a focus on developing and marketing products to predominantly specialist audiences. Auxilium markets Testim® 1% (testosterone gel) for the topical treatment of hypogonadism and XIAFLEX® (collagenase clostridium histolyticum) for the treatment of adult Dupuytren's contracture patients with a palpable cord in the U.S. GSK co-promotes Testim with Auxilium in the U.S. Ferring International Center S.A. markets Testim in certain countries of the EU and Paladin Labs Inc. markets Testim in Canada. Pfizer has marketing rights for XIAPEX® (the EU tradename for collagenase clostridium histolyticum) in 46 countries in Eurasia through April 24, 2013; Asahi Kasei Pharma Corporation has development and commercial rights for XIAFLEX in Japan; and Actelion Pharmaceuticals Ltd has development and commercial rights for XIAFLEX in Canada, Australia, Brazil and Mexico. The sBLA for XIAFLEX for the treatment of Peyronie's disease was submitted to the FDA in November 2012. Additionally, collagenase clostridium histolyticum ("CCH") is in phase IIa of development for the treatment of Frozen Shoulder syndrome (adhesive capsulitis) and phase Ib of development for the treatment of cellulite (edematous fibrosclerotic panniculopathy). Auxilium also has rights to pursue additional indications for CCH. For additional information, visit http://www.auxilium.com
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Some of Shepard's reviews get reprinted in F&SF, and a reader poses the question to editor Gordon van Gelder: "Why do you continue to publish film reviews from a man who hates every film ever made by Hollywood?" It turns into a pretty good conversation, because the reader is not entirely pigheaded about his opinions, Shepard joins in later, and lots of good issues are raised and bounced around.
Yesterday, I happened to read critic James Wood's essay in the third issue of N+1, written in response to the editors of the journal who had previously complained that the book reviews in The New Republic are written by "designated haters". It's a great exchange, and the editors of N+1 say it prompted them to create a symposium on American writing for the next issue. Here are a few of the things Wood had to say:
...I have always been fond of Turgenev's remark about Belinsky, that he was "not a negationist; he negated in the name of an ideal." ...Wood goes on to create an argument for his own aesthetic beliefs, and to make a plea for serious, artful criticism.
Henry James has a nice letter to Grace Norton, in which he defends Roderick Hudson against her mixed-to-negative review of it in the Nation: "I thank you must sincerely for noting those weak spots; it is invaluable, indispensable, to a style to feel itself watched, vigilantly." To feel itself watched, vigilantly: how stern James was, and how moist our own optic has become, as we run around town denouncing negativity and "snark." The issue has never been "snark"; it has always been intelligence, and writers rightly prefer intelligent hostility to stupid praise. ...
And yes, one knows what it is like to receive a harsh review; and yes, one is aware of the basic inhumanity of the critic's task. I write as one whose misfortune, having published a so-so novel, is to have received as his very first fiction review in England a piece with the headline, "You won't laugh, you won't cry," and then the obliging strap line: "James Wood's first novel has neither comedy nor pathos."
Lucius Shepard's reviews are great fun to read, but they are also built upon some fundamental beliefs about entertainment and art. The negative ones are not superficial take-downs any more than the positive ones are shallow praisefests. Agreement or disagreement is nearly irrelevant with such writing, because the reviews lay out their ideas with specific evidence. I disagree with Shepard plenty, but find that his reviews help me better understand why I appreciate things he doesn't or vice versa because he offers both passion and reason -- the passion spurs my own, the reason challenges me to answer it.
If more critics and viewers were watching films as vigilantly and passionately as Shepard, we might not find our cinemas drowning in dreck. (Yes, that's an ideal.)


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Barack Obama sent Navy Seal Team 6 to take out Osama Bin Laden in Abbottabad and made a statement confirming it on Sunday night. Former President George W. Bush finally responds to who and what has been terrorizing him for years.
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Will Ferrell: Good evening.
Tonight, as of
Will Ferrell: fourteen hundred hours
military time, I can
Will Ferrell: report to America, the
world, and the folks here
Will Ferrell: at this Sizzler Steakhouse
on Canyon Ranch Road,
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guarded community here in
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killed the gopher who's
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Will Ferrell: for terrorizing Laura's
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forget that day
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them do.
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We know Ireland's food is great; after all we grew up with it
However, Masterchef maestros should consider our island as a serious foodie destination. With its abundance of artisan food producers and suppliers, it wouldn't be much of a challenge for them to create something delicious here.
In our video, Corkman Frank Hederman tells us exactly what goes into making Irish ingredients so tasty. Frank owns the Belvelly Smokehouse in Cobh, County Cork where he smokes fish such as salmon, eel and mackerel.
Smoked salmon is an Irish dining staple and it's very important it's done right. Fear not. Frank's final product is so impressive that The New York Times said, "Mr Hederman smokes fish, which is a little like saying Steinway makes pianos."
Frank believes farmers' markets are at the heart and soul of the artisan food industry in Ireland. Drop by any one of them and a stallholder will happily chat away about their jam/bread/cheese, offer you a sample and convince you there is no better jam/bread/cheese anywhere else. And they're probably right.
The English Market in Cork city appears in the video and is an important part of Cork's history. Built in 1788, it's a joy to wander around, meet some local producers and, of course sample the food. Including Frank's.
In fact the English Market is so renowned, Queen Elizabeth II visited it in 2011 during her tour of Ireland. The stallholders have warmly remembered her visit with a plaque – one stall even has several photographs of her on display.
At the other end of the food production line are the chefs who create memorable meals for their diners using raw Irish ingredients.
Stephen McAllister, chef and patron at The Pig's Ear Restaurant in Dublin city, knows only too well about the importance of using Irish ingredients: "We only use the best local, Irish produce where and when possible. We're relentless in our approach in finding top quality Irish guaranteed producers for our restaurant, and we proudly display their names on our menus."
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College football: This Minnesota walk-on's scholarship surprise is awesome
Every time a walk-on is awarded a scholarship, it's an incredibly special moment for those involved – the player, the player's family and the team members who are in on the secret ahead of the big reveal. The Minnesota football team and new head coach P.J. Fleck may have topped every previous walk-on scholarship presentation by involving a Gophers fan from a local children's hospital, a hydraulic t-shirt cannon, and a custom-made t-shirt.
Kicker Justin Juenemann has never appeared in a game for Minnesota, but he's now a scholarship player.
Fleck tweeted the video of the moment on Wednesday:
The "Row The Boat" Culture is all about serving & giving!! Congrats to @JustinJuenemann on EARNING his scholarship!! https://t.co/fguiiyt5tY— P.J. Fleck (@Coach_Fleck) August 9, 2017
Fleck shared some incredible words about Juenemann with his team: "I've never seen anybody serve and give more than that guy, who is not a star player, who hasn't played where his face is recognizable. He could easily just not do it and nobody would ever say anything and all he does is continue to keep his oar in his water, continue to live that holistic life, academically, athletically, socially and spiritually."
Thank you Coach Fleck, Kyle, and everyone who was involved in setting this up. This was truly an experience I will never forget! https://t.co/R5LgzjITOJ— Justin Juenemann (@JustinJuenemann) August 10, 2017
Congratulations to Juenemann on his scholarship, and to any head coach who's planning on awarding a scholarship to a walk-on: the bar has been set.


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Senior three-sport athlete at Saranac High School
Morgan Allen, daughter of Patrick and Denise Allen, is this week's Ionia County Athlete of the Week. The Saranac senior is a member of the Redskin girls cross country, basketball and track and field teams.
Out of the sports you play, which one is your favorite? Why?
Track and field, because it's more of an individual sport where I can push myself to my limit to achieve high goals I set for myself.
How did you start playing sports?
Growing up, my brothers both played sports and sports are huge in my family, so I also got involved.
Who do you try to emulate in your life? Why?
My parents, because they have always supported me athletically and with life decisions.
What experiences have you had in sports that have made you the athlete you are today?
Through the pushing and challenges from my coaches I have learned that if you set goals and work extremely hard at them you can be successful.
What has been your favorite memory of playing sports at your school? Why was it so special?
My favorite memory would have to be making all-state and breaking the school record in the 100 Hurdles my junior year.
What is something interesting that not everybody knows about you?
I still enjoy watching SpongeBob SquarePants.
What are your plans after high school? Do you plan on attending college?
I plan on attending college and getting a degree in nursing.
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Professional ports team: I don't follow pro sports, but I am a huge U of M fan.
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Rap superstar Jay-Z stunned onlookers on Saturday evening (06Oct12) when he hopped on a New York subway train to head to the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, where he performed the final show in his eight-night residency.
The hip-hop mogul decided to shun his usual ride, his chauffeured Maybach luxury car, and join locals on one of the city's oldest lines, the R train, from Canal Street in Manhattan to the new sports arena.
Escorted by security guards and plainclothes police officers, he happily posed for photos with fans and even struck up a conversation with one elderly passenger after taking a seat next to her.
Jay-Z exited the train when it pulled into the newly-renamed Atlantic Avenue - Barclays Center station in his native Brooklyn and continued to cause a stir as he made his way on foot to the nearby venue.
However, the rapper's wife Beyonce was nowhere in sight - she arrived at the Barclays Center later that night and surprised the crowd by joining her husband onstage to perform her hits Diva and Crazy In Love for the 19,000 fans in the audience and those tuning into YouTube.com, where the gig was streamed live.


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Into Africa
A new School in Cameroon, one of the C.V. Starr-Middlebury Schools Abroad, enables undergraduate students not only to take the Language Pledge and hone their French but also to gain insight into daily life in Africa. Ariane Ngabeu, the School's director, explains why the Francophone nation, sometimes called "Africa in miniature," makes for an eye-opening term abroad.
Candid Camera
Explore our YouTube channel and take in the sights and sounds of the Language Schools, including a range of performances such as German opera and capoeira. Don't forget to watch our fun compilation videos of students weighing in on all stages of the LS experience, from which must-have items they brought to campus to the strangeness of speaking English again afterwards.
What's Your Secret?
The days of "drill-and-kill" teaching are numbered. The groundbreaking language learning of today draws on everything from interactive technology to brain science. Michael Geisler, vice president for Language Schools, Schools Abroad, and graduate programs at Middlebury College, and other experts in the field talk about developing language strategies for the 21st century. Read the article from Pacific Standard, also featured on Salon.com.
Passage to India
Starting in the fall of 2013, the C.V. Starr-Middlebury School in Delhi will offer an immersive experience in Indian culture. Learn more about the program, its unusual language opportunities, and the benefits of the new location.
Blast from the Past
Take a peek into the history of the Language Schools with some fun pictures that we dug out of our archives. Rewind back to the language laboratory when it reopened in 1982 with cutting-edge technology. Read more.
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The Language Schools application form is live, and we don't want anybody to miss out on the chance to gain fluency, work towards a master's degree, or just learn a new language and culture. You are our best resource for spreading the word about our programs. If someone you know would like to spend their summer with the Language Schools, they can click here to learn more about applying. Pass it on!
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We send along to alumni the sad news of the death of Ana Martínez-Lage, a gifted teacher and scholar of language pedagogy. Martínez-Lage taught at the Spanish School and was most recently a member of Middlebury's undergraduate Spanish and Portuguese department. She made every language class an adventure and developed innovative technology-based language learning strategies. Read more about Martínez-Lage and her legacy.


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At Maimonides Medical Center, residents take on progressively greater responsibility for patient care throughout the course of their residency, acquiring clinical experience, knowledge and skills along the way. Training of residents in all programs is focused on the ACGME "core competencies":
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In addition to clinical training, all residents participate in a well-organized didactic program of seminars and teaching conferences, which provide a balanced and complete education. Weekly conferences, daily teaching rounds, grand rounds, and "Mortality & Morbidity" conferences are just some of the sessions regularly scheduled. Academic conferences and presentations by distinguished scholars, visiting professors and physicians are available to all residents by sponsoring departments or through the Office of Academic Affairs. Residents also participate in substantial research activities within their departments.
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At this writing, some Oklahoma and Texas elevators are offering to forward contract wheat for a minus 75 cents basis the Kansas City Board of Trade July wheat futures contract price. The KCBT July wheat contract price is $11.40, and wheat may be forward contracted for $10.65.
With wheat prices above $10, you would expect producers and elevator managers to be feeling good about the wheat market. What I have observed is that many are scared, worried or some other adjective that means, "They just do not know what to expect, and what happens may not be good."
Fear comes from the fact that Oklahoma producers have had three below-average crops in a row and two total disasters. Texas producers have experienced two disasters out of the last three crops and are facing a potential disaster this year. Three out of the last four Kansas wheat crops have been below average and two were disasters.
Crop insurance and disaster payments may cover part of producers' lost income. Elevators, however, have no government help. They depend on wheat bushels (volume) to make money and the bushels have not been there.
Producers are experiencing high prices for both inputs and wheat. It costs at least twice as much per acre to produce wheat compared to two years ago. Producers must borrow more operating capital or invest more savings to produce a crop and if something happens to the crop, their savings and equity disappear relatively fast.
Elevators and farm supply stores must borrow more to buy higher priced inputs for producers to use. This necessity adds risk and drives up operating expenses. Inputs on the shelf or in the warehouse tie up operating capital, and interest must be paid on the unpaid loans.
Producers are concerned about the high prices. Given the experience of the last three or four years, producers are afraid to forward contract or hedge too much production. Producers that hedged wheat last fall and early winter, when the KCBT July wheat contract was about $7, have made margin call payments of $25,000 per contract.
Many producers "rolled over" 2007, $4.50, forward contracts to 2008. These producers will deliver $8 to $10 wheat for $4.50.
Elevators have the "rolled over" contracts hedged with KCBT July 2008 contracts at about $5. The elevators borrowed money to make $35,000 margin call payments for each 5,000-bushel contract. One Oklahoma local elevator obtained a $10,000,000 line of credit one week and in three days had paid nearly $5.5 million in margin calls. Interest costs are adding financial stress.
Elevator managers are afraid that producers will be unable to deliver forward contacted wheat. After 2007, elevator managers will be less likely to "roll over" any forward contacts.
Producers are afraid that wheat prices will decline between now and harvest. If they do not price wheat now, they may have to sell it for $2 to $3 less. Even if the wheat price is $7 or $8, $2 is important.
Elevator managers must obtain operating loans that are two to two-and-one-half times larger than three years ago. Managers use a line of credit to pay producers for the wheat for which it may take the elevator 30 days to receive payment. Nine-dollar wheat requires significantly more credit and results in higher interest costs.
Markets are volatile. From the time a producer sells wheat until the elevator can get it sold, the market price may change dramatically. Some elevators may be establishing a policy to buy wheat only when the KCBT commodity exchange is trading contracts, which is between 9:30 a.m. and 1:15 p.m.
Higher prices come with new opportunities and higher risks. Not discussed is the stress on lenders of extending the larger loans and taking more risk. With higher risks comes the opportunity for higher returns.
The wheat industry will adapt. More attention to detail is required. Producers must concentrate on producing and delivering high quality wheat and managing their finances.


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In Light of Sandy Hook, Jim Carrey Won't Support Kick-Ass 2
"I am not ashamed of it but recent events have caused a change in my heart," the actor writes of his role.
Perhaps having just gotten around to watching the Kick-Ass 2 trailer, Jim Carrey tweeted some reservations on Sunday evening. "I did Kickass a month b4 Sandy Hook and now in all good conscience I cannot support that level of violence," he wrote. "I meant to say my apologies to others involve with the film. I am not ashamed of it but recent events have caused a change in my heart." Mark Millar, creator of the Kick-Ass comics as well as executive producer of the films, almost immediately shared a lot of thoughts on his website. Millar was ecstatic for Carrey — "an actor like no other, an unpredictable force of nature who brings a layered warmth and humanity to his work as well as that unstoppable energy" — to join the film, and praises Carrey's performance as Col. Stars and Stripes. But the writer is confused by Carrey's sudden change of heart.
Millar writes:
"As you may know, Jim is a passionate advocate of gun-control and I respect both his politics and his opinion, but I'm baffled by this sudden announcement as nothing seen in this picture wasn't in the screenplay eighteen months ago. ... Like Jim, I'm horrified by real-life violence (even though I'm Scottish), but Kick-Ass 2 isn't a documentary. No actors were harmed in the making of this production! This is fiction and like Tarantino and Peckinpah, Scorcese and Eastwood, John Boorman, Oliver Stone and Chan-Wook Park, Kick-Ass avoids the usual bloodless body-count of most big summer pictures and focuses instead of the CONSEQUENCES of violence, whether it's the ramifications for friends and family or, as we saw in the first movie, Kick-Ass spending six months in hospital after his first street altercation. Ironically, Jim's character in Kick-Ass 2 is a Born-Again Christian and the big deal we made of the fact that he refuses to fire a gun is something he told us attracted him to the role in the first place. Ultimately, this is his decision, but I've never quite bought the notion that violence in fiction leads to violence in real-life any more than Harry Potter casting a spell creates more Boy Wizards in real-life. ... Jim, I love ya and I hope you reconsider for all the above points. You're amazing in this insanely fun picture and I'm very proud of what Jeff, Matthew and all the team have done here."
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Enterprising Vanity Fair reporter Ted Travelstead wondered what would happen if he actually responded to some of the spam mail that barraged his inbox. He discovered that the only way to stop getting spam was to answer it.
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The California sun gods were in our favor this morning, as the rainy heavens over Infineon Raceway parted long enough to dry out the Sonoma track, and allow racing to commence under cloudy skies. After a thrilling ambulance race (Infineon Raceway had all its four-wheelers out drying the tarmac and racing line), Race Direction deemed the course fit for racing, and the slower-paced electrics were first on the card to try out the dryness of the track. Fielding three bikes for Race 2, we saw a return of Brammo, Moto Electra, and VOLT to the starting grid, as Ely Schless and his Proto Moto was a scratch for today's event.
With such a large spread in the field, things sorted their way out much like on Saturday, with Brammo taking the early lead and never looking back. Thad Wolff made an impressive showing, but was no match for the faster Brammo Empulse RR. Meanwhile in the Formula TTX75 class, Kenyon Kluge rode to a solo victory with no other competitor fielding a 7.5 kWh machine.
Perhaps in response to some remarks by an unscrupulous blogger, Brammo put to rest any doubts about its efforts, as Steve Atlas set a track record for electric motorcycles on the Empulse RR. With a 1:55.150 race lap time, the Brammo team shaved nearly 19 seconds off his overall race time from yesterday. Breaking the record for electric motorcycles at Infineon with authority, Atlas posted 1:55 and 1:56 lap times throughout the race, setting a new bar in the TTXGP series.


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Special Events
Tracks: Mostly New Vessels by Chris Pancoe
Friday, November 8, 2013 to Sunday, December 1, 2013
Meet Chris Pancoe at the opening reception in the Gallery Shop on Friday, November 8, 6-9pm
Chris Pancoe is a multi-media artist with a profound interest in clay. He fires his work using wood and atmospheric firing techniques because of the unique surface qualities it provides.
Artist Statement
"I am influenced by a type of urban landscape, mostly in the run-down and decaying industrial edges of my residential neighborhood. Everyday, as I walk my dog, I am fascinated by this area that was once occupied by immigrant workers of busy garment factories, foundries, steel mills. I take in the view of the famous Dominion Bridge, and the pot-holed service roads as I meander along. Within the nooks and crannies of these industrial carcasses is where I have taken up this urban landscape as subject—I seek to emulate the rusty, weathered
elements and ruins of the containers, hoppers, water towers, and storage receptacles, put to rest for the elements to reclaim. I am also fascinated by how these abandoned places are mere shadows of their former selves, as they have become habitat for wild and over grown plants, pigeons, owls, falcons, hawks, grouse, mice, ground squirrels, and fox.
The intention of the works in Tracks is to unite sculpture and utility while imparting a sense of place. Inspired by the rusty carcasses of the industrial vessel, my intention is to bring the aesthetic of a weathered, well-used utilitarian object to the home and bring it back into use for the everyday."
—Chris Pancoe
Chris received his Masters of Fine Art at the University of Minnesota. He attended a yearlong residency at Pueblo Espanol in Barcelona Spain and has taught ceramics in Winnipeg, Minneapolis, MN and Inver Hills, MN. He has exhibited his work both nationally and internationally. Currently, he is the Studio Technician for the Ceramics and Sculpture area at the University of Manitoba. He lives in the West End neighborhood of Winnipeg with his wife Jennie O, daughter Lucie, and his dog Sipi.
Gallery Hours
- Tuesday 11am-5pm
- Wednesday 11am-5pm
- Thursday 11am-5pm
- Friday 11am-9pm
- Saturday 11am-5pm
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